The benefits of MBUI and when to use it

From Dave's slides at start of the MBUI F2F

Why is model-based UI design valuable?

• Separation of design concerns
• Better documentation of UI design
• Less effort to target multiple delivery platforms
• Faster to develop and faster to update
• You don't need to be a skilled programmer
• You don't need to be an expert on each platform
• Are the above true? What other reasons?

When to use Model-Based UI?

• Data collection applications like forms
• As UI for service back-ends
• For transactional applications involving a sequence of UI tasks
• But not for complex UI's such as editors?
• What other considerations?